Bow
The Bow (神弓 Shinkyuu, literally meaning "God Bow") is Pit's main weapon in every adventure he goes on. It is often seen with Pit in his various cameos. Pit carries an unlimited supply of arrows, and can be aimed vertically or horizontally. Earning Arrows of Strength will increase the overall power of this weapon. Pit can only have one arrow in flight at a time, even with the powerful Arrow of Light.
Appearances
Kid Icarus
The bow has a relatively short range when Pit starts out. Collecting the Sacred Bow extends this range to line of sight, and the Fire Arrows will increase the damage. This is Pit's main weapon, and fires quite fast.
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Pit's bow functions virtually the same as in the previous adventure, along with the same type of weapons.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
The Bow returns as one of the basic weapons that Pit can use in battle. One of the versions resembles the traditional design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, while the others have completely new designs. It fires charged and rapid fire arrows. This weapon among possible others appears to have a slight homing property. For the Bow's special attack, Pit will aim upwards and fire multiple arrows that fall down as a rain of arrows.
Variations
As of now, four variations of the Bow have been revealed in Uprising:
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Bow: Fortune (神弓フォーチュン Shinkyuu Foochun) |
The basic Bow as pictured above. Rather than the one from Brawl, this serves as Pit's basic bow variant. | 
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Meteor Bow (神弓コメットエッジ Shinkyuu Komettoejji, "Bow: Cometedge") |
A futuristic Bow that shoots heat-seeking triple arrows at opponents. It's charged shot is an exceptionally strong projectile with the power of a meteor strike, although it does not home in on enemies. | File:Bow crystal.png |
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Sacred Bow of Palutena (パルテナの神弓 Parutena no Shinkyuu) |
The traditional Bow from Brawl that is equiped with two light rings that produce the arrows. | 
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A Bow with a design that resembles the head of a bird, complete with eyes, a beak, and feathers. | ??? |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Bow in Brawl is Pit's "Neutral B" move, basically his special attack when not moving. It is referred to here as "Palutena's Arrow". By repeatedly pressing B, his arrows can be shot successively at a fast rate, or "spammed". It can be charged by holding B, and releasing at the player's leisure (though there is a small time limit where it will be released automatically). The charged ones have more power and can K.O. in sudden death. Also, it can be aimed up, and can twist and turn when Pit moves after firing. Unique to his SSBB appearance, this weapon splits into a pair of curved short swords, ideal for melee combat, which makes most of his moveset. Pit is automatically armed with the Arrow of Light when using his bow.
Trophy Description
"The bow Pit got from Palutena after the Medusa incident. As a standard bow, it's capable of firing arrows of light that can change direction. It can also be split to form two short swords--Pit holds one sword in his right hand in a standard grip and one in his left in a reverse grip. He may hold them like this so he can shift between bow and swords without losing a beat."
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Gallery
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Pit with the bird-inspired bow.
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Pit's bow in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Pit's bow in Uprising.
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The Bow's special attack.
